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Michael Funk
Apr 17, 20231 min read
French Polynesia
We spent 3 days in French Polynesia, 2 in Tahiti, and 1 in Moorea. We decided to take the ferry from Papeete where we were docked to...
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Michael Funk
Apr 10, 20231 min read
Auckland
We finally arrived in port in Auckland. The weather started out great as we made our way to the rental car. Still driving on the left...
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Michael Funk
Apr 7, 20231 min read
Bonus sea days!
Our visit to New Zealand was interupted by bad weather forcing the Captain to make the call to cut 2 ports and head directly to Auckland...
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Michael Funk
Apr 5, 20231 min read
Down Under it begins!
Our adventure starts in Sydney Australia with a 3-day visit prior to the embarkation on a 32-day cruise aboard the Princess Majestic with...
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Michael Funk
Jul 27, 20212 min read
Trip Statistics and Details
The total car mileage for the trip was 8732 visiting passing through 21 states. Visited 2 National Parks and several state parks along...
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Michael Funk
Jul 21, 20211 min read
Whoops, forgot a stop, Duluth
So leaving Crosby and heading north less than 2 hours is Duluth on Lake Superior. Duluth is an IMBA gold center, meaning it has a lot of...
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Michael Funk
Jul 20, 20211 min read
Little gems on the way home
After leaving Duluth my next stop would be Madison WI for an overnight and then to Gary IN for another overnight before heading towards...
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Michael Funk
Jul 17, 20212 min read
Crosby/ Cayuga/ Black Hills
Leaving Sturgis I headed for Mt Rushmore. A lot of tourist traps on the way but the view was worth the drive and $10 to park. If you have...
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Michael Funk
Jul 14, 20211 min read
Sturgis
Arrived in Sturgis after traveling from Big Sky which was about a 7 hour drive. Finally saw a little rain on the way on there was a storm...
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Michael Funk
Jul 12, 20211 min read
Big Sky/ Bozeman
After dropping Erin at the airport I drove 2.5 hours north to Big Sky. Erin's flight plans got changed and she missed connection and...
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Michael Funk
Jul 10, 20211 min read
Grand Targhee/ Driggs Idaho
We arrived here on Thursday and drove up to Targhee and did a small 10 mile loop. the Tetons are very impressive and the mountain biking...
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Michael Funk
Jul 6, 20211 min read
Galena Lodge, Redfish, Stanley, and Greenhorn
Erin and I rode a warm-up ride at the Galena lodge which had some nice flowy trails Still snow up there at 11,000ft Redfish lake This is...
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Michael Funk
Jul 4, 20211 min read
Intro to Sun Valley
Arrived in Hailey today which is a few miles south of Ketchum Id. We settled into our Airbnb and went for a short ride nearby. The temps...
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Michael Funk
Jul 3, 20211 min read
Boise/Bogus Basin
Boise was a little hot too so Bogus Basin was a great option. The 17-mile road up the mountain was crazy with so many twisty turns to the...
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Michael Funk
Jul 2, 20211 min read
McKenzie River
I am a little behind on the blog as this is from Wed 6/30. Erin and I did the shuttle for the McKenzie River Trail one of the IMBA epic...
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Michael Funk
Jun 28, 20211 min read
Bend and some more Waldo
Checked out Phil's World today near Bend. Awesome set of trails for all abilities. Pump track to the mountains. Bend is considered a high...
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Michael Funk
Jun 26, 20211 min read
Oakridge Oregon
So Oakridge has it all! Mostly up and down but very fun stuff. Everything is very green and the trees are big. Snow-capped mountains in...
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Michael Funk
Jun 23, 20211 min read
Redding
Erin was working this morning so Mark and I went out before it got too hot and did a loop near Whiskey Town Lake. The Carr fire has...
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Michael Funk
Jun 22, 20211 min read
Downieville California
We decided we needed a good rest day so Downieville offers almost all downhill if you shuttle to the top which we did. The town only has...
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Michael Funk
Jun 18, 20211 min read
Yosemite and Tahoe
Had to hike down to see the giant sequoia trees. This one was dead but still cool to see. Yosemite falls. We rented cruiser bikes and...
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